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Space and weather agencies are sending data to National Hurricane Center to issue warnings and forecasts about Irma's potential for destruction in the Caribbean Sea.

NOAA satellites have been capturing imagery of the storms since they were developing in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. International Space Station cameras were also used to record Hurricane Irma.

With the buzzsaw of Hurricane Irma zooming ever closer to Florida, the state has issued evacuation orders for about 5.6 million people, one of the largest evacuation orders the country has ever seen.

A 3,500-year-old tomb built for a goldsmith named Amenemhat and his wife Amenhotep, has been discovered at the ancient cemetery of Dra' Abu el-Naga in Luxor.

Photos reveal the ancient tomb of a goldsmith and his wife discovered in Luxor in Egypt.

Hurricane Irma weakened a bit as it delivered a hard blow to the north coast of Cuba, but experts anticipate the now-Category 4 hurricane will re-strengthen before slamming into the western half of the Florida Peninsula.

Irma could make a run for Category 4 strength before landfall.

A 52-million-year-old ankle bone hints at first primates jumping rather than clambering from tree to tree - but what drove them to evolve this way is a mystery

As the forecasted path of Hurricane Irma has shifted westward, so has the biggest storm surge threat. Southwest Florida is now staring down the barrel of a surge of up to 15 feet. Prolonged surge is also expected along t...

Researchers have shown that mothers who take recommended amounts of folic acid around conception might reduce their children's pesticide-related autism risk.

More than one in four of people who work indoors are being exposed to secondhand smoke at work, according to new research.

What it takes to thrive, rather than merely survive, could be as simple as feeling good about life and yourself and being good at something, according to new research.

Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is present in tens of thousands of Americans, but is often difficult to diagnose accurately. Now a study has found evidence that a simpl...

Men build dams and huge turbines to turn the energy of waterfalls and tides into electricity. To produce hydropower on a much smaller scale, scientists have now developed a lightweight power generator based on carbon nan...

A task force consisting of researchers from around the world has released a set of recommendations that advise against the use of brain imaging as a test for chronic pain.

Sweet taste receptor, known as T1R, can be activated by certain amino acids secreted by bacteria. Researchers took cells from rhinosinusitis patients and isolated the various communities of bacteria that were present. Th...

Scientists explain the vexing complexities that make it hard to predict whether a new genetic trait will take over a population or die out, a key challenge for many fields including infectious disease.

The failure to change gloves is common among certified nursing assistants, and may be a significant cause of the spread of dangerous pathogens in nursing homes and long-term healthcare settings, according to a new study.

In Germany in the summer and autumn of 2016, several cases of illness in children were observed that were accompanied by acute flaccid paralysis. A new article describes this disease on the basis of two case reports.

Investigators examine the relationships between body fat and body mass index, and the timing of food consumption, to time of day and to the body's circadian or body clock.

Does the time of day matter when our body is infected by a parasite? According to new research, it matters a great deal.